R.Somuraj v. The District Collector

ORDER The present Writ Petition has been filed for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing respondents 1 to 4 to cancel the assignment granted in favour of the father of the fifth respondent, namely Kandasamy Servai, in respect of the property comprised in Survey Nos. 1392, 1393, 1529/2, and 1530, measuring an extent of 5 acres and 50 cents, situated at Palayam Village, Gujiliamparai Taluk, Dindigul District, on the ground of violation of the conditions of the assignment, based on the petitioner's representation dated

09.01.2026.

¶2The contention of the petitioner is that the subject land originally belonged to him. Subsequently, the land was declared as surplus under the Urban Land Ceiling Act and was taken over by the Government. Thereafter, the Government assigned the land in favour of the father of the fifth respondent, who, in turn, sold the property to several persons, namely respondents 6 to 19. He further contended that the father of the fifth respondent violated the conditions of the assignment by alienating the property to third parties. Hence, the present writ petition has been filed.

¶3In view of the above, the third respondent is directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 09.01.2026 and pass appropriate orders, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶4With the above observations, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

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¶1The District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

¶2The District Revenue Officer,, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

¶3The Revenue Divisional Officer, Palani, Dindigul District.

¶4The Tahsildar,, Gujiliamparai Taluk Office, Gujiliamparai, Dindigul District. S.SRIMATHY

, J.

jbr DATED : 15.04.2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 15.04.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY R.Somuraj ... Petitioner Vs 1. The District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul. 2. The District Revenue Officer, Dindigul District, Dindigul. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Palani, Dindigul District. 4. The Tahsildar,, Gujiliamparai Taluk Office, Gujiliamparai, Dindigul District. 5. Chellammal 6. Selvanarayanan 7. Poongodi 8. Rajaparameshwari 9. Vijayashanthi 10. Latha 11. Mahalakshmi 12. Perumal 13. Sivasakthivel 14. Nagaraj 15. Soundarapandi 16. Arunachalam 17. Karthikeyan 18. Manimegalai 19. Kaliammal ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 to 4 herein to cancel the assignment in favour of the father of the fifth respondent, namely, Kandasamy Servai with regard to property in Survey Nos. 1392, 1393, 1529/2 and 1530 to an extent of 5 Acre 50 Cents situated at Palayam Village, Gujiliamparai Taluk, Dindigul District, for violating of conditions given in the Assignment based on the petitioner's representation dated 09.01.2026. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Gomathisankar For R-1 to R-4 : Mr.SRA.Ramachandran Additional Government Pleader